A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, then becoming cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 70. East wind around 6 mph.
Creeks are very low and clear with temperatures in the low 50s.
The cloud cover has trout feeling much more comfortable and they are being a bit less fussy lately. We continue to see midges, olives, and caddis hatching. Normally the cloudy days are better mayfly hatch days, but we are still seeing emergences of caddis even with the darker days.
Don’t forget to move your flies. Fish are really picking up on twitched and skittered flies!

This weekend is regular season opener. It can be one of the busiest weekends out there. Please remember Driftless courtesy.
Do not hop upstream of another angler (called high holing). Once you start fishing upstream of somebody then their day is done, you have essentially cut them off.

Respect landowners! Please do not block gates, access roads, driveways etc. Leave gates closed, and do not cross a field that isn’t public property. We are fortunate to have angler friendly landowners here, we need to work hard to keep everyone happy.

A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Creeks are quite low and crystal clear. The fishing is still solid as water temperatures are excellent (low 50s) but the fish are very spooky in the low, clear water. The upcoming cloudy days should help (and hopefully drop some rain into the creeks too). Usually the cloudier days are better olive hatch days than caddis days, but make sure to have a few of both bugs just in case.
Trout have been happy overall feeding on a mix of caddis, olive mayflies, and attractor flies on the surface. Subsurface has been a mix of caddis larvae, surrenders and perdigons as well as coulee scuds.

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Clouds and a chance of drizzle all weekend long. Olives and caddis are on the menu right now.
When it is cloudy out the olives tend to come out and play. When the sun peeks through, the caddis are more active.
Subsurface is a mix of pretty much everything! Scuds, purple drank, midge larvae, and pheasant tails. Everything is catching fish in the shin to thigh deep water right now.
The creek lamprey are here! Fishing a larger olive leech to mimic the spawning (non parasitic, native lamprey) lamprey can get you some nice trout this time of year!

Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 6 to 14 mph.
You can put away the winter hats and fingerless gloves again as the weather is back to springtime normal!
With the sun out and temperatures warmer than the past few days we should see the caddis hatch return along side the olives that are hatching.
Subsurface is still a mix of pretty much anything. Remember to twitch your bugs every once in a while to make them look more alive. With all the bugs moving around right now a twitch here and there can be the trigger to get fish to feed both on the surface and just below the surface!
Creeks are low and clear with temperatures in the high 40s to 50.

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between noon and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph.
Creeks are low and clear with temperatures in the mid 40s to low 50s.
Despite some chilly weather the past few days, fishing is still strong. Fish are still rising throughout the day to olives and a caddis here and there (expect more caddis the next few days with the sun and warmer temperatures). The risers are a bit more sporadic, but they are there in the later morning through the early evening.
When these cold snaps hit, focus on fishing subsurface and slow things down. A nymph fished deep below an indicator (or even better an indicator dry fly!) or a leech slowly twitched through the riffles and runs is very effective.

As we get ready for a nice weather weekend, please remember Driftless etiquette. We are lucky enough to have enough water to spread out fishing pressure. The general rule of thumb is that if there is a car at an access point, you drive to the next spot. Do not get into a creek upstream of another angler (you can always check with the angler too). Finally, remember that we are fortunate to have angler friendly land owners. Be absolutely certain that the property you are fishing is public. If you are unsure don’t fish there until you can check in with a landowner. Please do not block gates, access roads etc and remember that a conservation easement is for stream-side access only. Do not hike in or out through somebody’s land unless you have permission to do so!

A slight chance of rain and snow showers between noon and 2pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Cold nights have water temperatures dipping into the mid to high 40s. They eventually warm up to 50 again in many of the creeks after a few hours of sun. This means the quality fishing is starting later in the day (our guide trips have been starting at 10 am instead of 8 as we normally would).
Creeks are still clear and low so fish are extremely spooky.
Watch for olives in the afternoon as well as some caddis. The hatches have slowed down a bit with this chilly weather snap, but fish are still rising. Most of the feeding is subsurface. Floating a hippie stomper with a bead head below has been the go to rig. If that isn’t working, try dead drifting a leech under an indicator and twitching it occasionally.

A 10 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph.
The next few days will be cloudier and chillier. This shouldn’t impact the fishing too much (it just means you have an excuse to sleep in a bit!). It could slow the caddis and cranefly hatch down a bit and we could see more olives.
Creeks are clear and low with temperatures in the mid 40s to low 50s. Overall, fishing is good with trout eating subsurface all day long, then switching to dries in the middle part of the day through the evening on most creeks. Watch your rise forms! Splashy and aggressive fish mean they are feeding on caddis or craneflies, while gentle sips mean trout are feeding on olives or midges.

Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 3 to 8 mph.
After a week of cloudy weather, the sun looks like it will be around for the entire weekend.
Creeks are clear and a bit low with temperatures right around 50 degrees.
While the sun will make it more pleasant to be out the next few days, expect fish to be a bit spookier especially mid day when the sun is shining straight down on them. The sunny day will rise water temperature a bit and hopefully get the caddis hatch re started!
We are still seeing olives, caddis, craneflies and midges daily and the past couple of days we have had some pretty good rising fish activity.
Fish are also gorging subsurface. Caddis larvae, brush hogs, scuds, perdigons…. They are eating almost anything subsurface in the shin to thigh deep water below the riffles.

A chance of sprinkles between 10am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Creeks are clear and a bit low with temperatures in the high 40s to low 50s.
Continued fairly stable weather has fish pretty happy. Despite things cooling down a bit the past couple of days fishing has remained good. With some sun and a touch warmer temperatures through the next couple of days, look for things to pick up especially on the surface.
We’re seeing olives, caddis (both black and tan) and even some craneflies. Fish typically will feed on the olives earlier in the day, then switch over to caddis and cranes in the later afternoon to evening.
Subsurface fishing is still the best bet with fish eating scuds, perdigons, and zebra midges. We are still fishing them under a hippie stomper or other indicator dry (and fish are still eating the big foam bug now and then!)